Uzbekistani authorities declared partial evacuation of its civilian population from the regions bordering with Afghanistan

Uzbekistani authorities declared partial evacuation of its civilian population from the regions bordering with Afghanistan as well as bringing its military forces into the state of heightened alert. This information came today, on 8 October, from certain Russian mass-media with reference to AP agency.

According to this agency information, not long before that the Talibs had declared an advance of several thousand of its militants towards Uzbekistan for invasion. According to the words of an Uzbekistani military forces representative, who wished to remain anonymous, a few days ago Uzbekistani intelligence received information on Talib forces mobilisation on Uzbekistani border.